Golf training device



Oct. 31, 1950 H. w. POND GOLF TRAINING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept, 24, 1948 Oct. 31, 1950 H. w. POND 2,528,077

GOLF TRAINING DEVICE Filed Sept. 24, 1948 U 2 Shets-Qheet 2 Patented Oct. 31, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF TRAINING DEVICE Harold Whiting Pond, Elyria, Ohio Application September 24, 1948, Serial No. 50,970

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to improvements in golf practising and training devices and relates more particularly to a device which will prevent a golfer from lifting his head while swinging a golf club, whereby the golfer will learn not to elevate his head in stroking the club.

Another object of my invention is to construct a simple efficient device for accomplishing the above stated purpose which will be inexpensive to manufacture, highly efiicient in use and which will be light weight and composed of but few operating parts.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will become more readily apparent by reference to the description here and below set forth in which reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus as applied to a golfer and showing the apparatus and golfer at the beginning of his stroke;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the golfer and the apparatus at the back swing position;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Figs. 1 and 2 showing the golfer and the apparatus after impact and at the extreme position of the follow throug of the club;

Fig. 4 is a front plan view of the apparatus of Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 5 is a side plan View taken from the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the v stirrup and spring arrangement of the apparatus of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive;

Fig. '7 is a front elevational view in reduced size of the guide and stirrup carrying means of Fi 9;

Fig. 8 is a side plan view of the guide and stirrup carrying means of Fig. 9;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the guide and stirrup carrying means of Figs. 7 and 8;

Fig. 9a is a view of the guide and stirrup means of Figs. 6 to 9 showing a portion of the elongated strap of Fig. 4 telescoped therethrough and the passage of a portion of a belt therethrough.

Referring now to the drawings in all of which like parts are designated by like reference characters, reference is first had to the training device, as best illustrated in Fig. 4. This device comprises a circular head band if) preferably formed of flat fabric tape or leather material joined at the rearwardly disposed ends H and I2 thereof by elastic or otherwise resilient material it, as shown; To said flat band at thefront left side of the head band is attached, as by stitching or the like, a relatively long flat tether band hi of tape or like material, which is sufficiently long and adjustable iii-length, by means of the friction buckle IE, to accommodate various heights of the players who may use the same.

A stirrup it, which is preferably formed of a single continuous wire ll and comprises a pair of generally U-shaped stirrup members !8 and I9 spaced by means of fiat metal bands 2% and 2! secured at opposite sides of the upper ends of the leg of each adjacent U-shaped member, is secured to the free end of the tether cord or band i as further herein described. From a diagonally oppositely disposed upper leg end portion of each U-shaped'member, a diagonally extending portion 22 and 23 of thewire ll extends upwardly each crossing the other diagonal portion and together said diagonally extending portions form an eye 2 which receives an eyelet 25 formed by one end of a compression spring 26 juxtapositioned between the stirrup l6 and the lower free end of the strap M which is formed with a loop 2? for receiving a triangular hitch 28 secured to an eyelet 29 formed at the upper end of the compression spring 26. I

A tether guide and stirrup carrier 3!], as best illustrated in Figs. '7, 8, 9, and 9a, is preferably formed of a single continuous wire, with a web portion 3!, a pair of relatively short arms 32, 33 extending rearwardly and at right angles thereto, downwardly extending legs 34, 35 extending at right angles to said arms, said legs initiating spaced upwardly extending generally N-shaped curved members 35, 3? which terminate in curved upwardly extending hooks 38, 39 for purposes later described herein.

Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show the improved device of my invention as worn by a right handed golfer. v

The headband it is placed on the golfers head, the elastic being placed at the center back position of the players head wherefor the tether connection to the headband is just above and over the left temple of the player. The guide and stirrup carrier is placed at the right hand side of the players belt, the belt passing through the recessed portion of the curved members 36, 31 and a portion of the tether band I4 passing beneath the web 3|, over the outside of the belt. The players right foot is then placed within the stirrup it and the friction buckle adjusted so that the band it is under slight spring tension exerted by the coiled compression spring 26.

The player is shown in Fig. 1 holding a golf club and addressing a ball and it will be noted that in this position, the player is unhampered and his head is naturally bent forward. Fig. 2 illustrates the player, the club and the associated device in the extreme back swing position. Fig. 3 graphically illustrates the constraining effect of the device upon the player in his downstroke and follow through position. It will be obvious that by use of such device, the player will be trained to keep his head down just prior to and at the moment of impact.

Should the player tend to raise his head during or at this time, the spring pressure upon the bands M and H1 will restrain him and prevent him from improperly stroking the club.

It will be noted that during use of the device, the tether band passes the left side of the players face, crossing the players chest and is diagonally disposed across the players body.

When the player has completed his stroke, he will remove his foot from the stirrup and may place either of the members l8 and I9 across the hooks 38, 39 and the member 38 will then act as a stirrup carrier.

When a left handed golfer employs this device he will obviously place the tether connection to the head band just above and over his right temple and the guide and stirrup carrier will be placed at the left hand side of the players belt and the left foot of the player placed within the stirrup [6.

It will be obvious that numerous and extensive departures may be made from the embodiment herein illustrated and described but without departing from the spirit of applicants invention 35 and the'scope of the appended claim.

I claim: A device for restraining a personal fault of 4. change of stance by a player elevating his head during the making of a golf club stroke, said device comprising a relatively upwardly disposed head band, a downwardly disposed stirrup, and a tether comprising at least a portion of resilient yieldable material, said tether interconnecting an upper end of said stirrup and a side portion of the band, connecting means so joining an intermediate portion of said tether with a forward waist portion of the player as to restrain forward outward movement of an intermediate portion of the tether from said players waist, said tether comprising means for adjusting its length to substantial equality with the distance between the side portion of the head of a player at which the junction of said tether and band is disposed, and an upper portion of said stirrup when a relatively laterally opposite foot of the player is disposed therein, with said distance ascertained with the player in a customary attitude for addressing a golf ball.

HAROLD WHITING POND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,618,273 Davidson Feb. 22, 1927 1,962,256 Nelson et al June 12, 1934 2,445,839 Newman et a1. July 2'7, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 3,354 Great Britain 1905 434,067 Great Britain Aug. 26, 1935 522,814 Great Britain June 27, 1940 

